Marinediesel has vast experience with different types of drive systems and can supply these together with the Marinediesel engines as complete packages to the client.
As an engine manufacturer we are not locked to any particular brand of supplier but can recommend a suitable unit should the client not have their own preference. It is highly beneficial for the client or operator to purchase the engine and drive system as one complete propulsion unit from one supplier as this will erase any concerns about fault should any issue arise. The most common types of drive systems used with Marinediesel engines are sterndrives, surface drives, water jets and conventional propeller shaft setups.
MD X1
For the higher engine- and duty- ratings there have not been many sterndrive options available and for this reason Marinediesel contracted MD Engineering to develop such a system. The MD X1 sterndrive will be available 2010, the system is commercially rated and is capable of 1000+ Nm. More information on this system is available in the Scandinavian Sterndrive Systems brochure.
What is Propulsion Systems
What is propulsion? The word is derived from two Latin words: pro meaning before or forwards and pellere meaning to drive.
Propulsion means to push forward or drive an object forward. A propulsion system is a machine that produces thrust to push an object forward. On airplanes, thrust is usually generated through some application of Newton’s third law of action and reaction. A gas, or working fluid, is accelerated by the engine, and the reaction to this acceleration produces a force on the engine
